About
Amanda Denney is Marketing Director at Obvious Ventures, where she leads marketing and events, focusing on community building and storytelling. Before Obvious, she spent over six years at Elemental Impact leading portfolio operations and platform, supporting more than 160 venture-backed startups and running events for founders and investors. Earlier she worked in dealflow, marketing, and operations roles, including at Tenor (acquired by Google), where she supported product growth and go-to-market strategy.
Experience
- Obvious VenturesMarketing Directorcurrent2026 — present
- Elemental ImpactSenior Director Portfolio Operations2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Elemental ImpactDirector of Portfolio Operations2021 — 2024
- Elemental ImpactSenior Dealflow Manager2020 — 2021
- Elemental ImpactMarketing Manager2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant, Implementing Climate Solutions at Scale2017
- Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant, Multimedia Environmental Communication2016 — 2017Stanford University
- Tenor (formerly Riffsy, Inc)Marketing & Growth, Associate2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Tenor (formerly Riffsy, Inc)Content Curator2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityResearcher at Fendorf Lab Group2014 — 2015Stanford University
- Stanford UniversityLab Assistant at Peay Ecology Lab2013Stanford University
- Stanford UniversitySustainable Agriculture Intern, Kohala Field System2012Big Island Hawaii
Education
- Stanford UniversityMaster’s Degree, Earth Systems2016 — 2017
- Stanford UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Earth Systems2011 — 2015
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel1Management2Leadership1Strategic Planning2Strategy2Problem Solving1Organization Skills1Teamwork2Creativity Skills1Event PlanningOperational StrategyProgram Management
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Business DevelopmentResearchCustomer ServiceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIArtificial Intelligence for Business- Generative AI: The Evolution of Thoughtful Online Search — LinkedIn
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,578
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Elemental Impact9
Dr. Cheryl MartinVenture Partner at Colle Capital PartnersAndrew BeebeManaging Director at Obvious VenturesDawn LippertGeneral Partner at Earthshot VenturesMike JacksonGeneral Partner at Earthshot VenturesMatt LoganGeneral Partner at Earthshot VenturesRamsay SiegalVenture Partner at Earthshot Ventures
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Also worked at Stanford University402
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index VenturesJulia AndreInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Tenor (formerly Riffsy, Inc)3
Colleagues at Obvious Ventures
Amy Abernethy
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Amy Abernethy, MD
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Andre Heinz
Venture Partner at Obvious Ventures
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director at Obvious Ventures
Aneesh Chopra
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Anico Steffen
Senior Executive Assistant at Obvious Ventures
April Underwood
Venture Partner at Obvious Ventures
Arek Zarowski
Senior Associate at Obvious Ventures